UN Food Expert Condemns US Tactics Of Withholding Food And Water In Iraq

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=30988

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 11 (IPS) - Jean Ziegler, the U.N.'s Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, made waves last month when he accused U.S. and British forces of using food and water as weapons of war in besieged cities in Iraq. snip

Ziegler called the withholding of food and water in Iraq "a clear violation of international law".

The U.S. military has denied the allegations. But the special rapporteur said evidence of the problem was brought to his attention by a number of sources, including non-governmental organisations.

He said that the U.S.-led Coalition forces and the Iraqi Army use the military strategy of cutting off food and water supplies to cities under attack by insurgents, which frequently use the civilian population as human shields. The objective is to encourage civilians to flee before the attack.

evil MFers. :grr:

So ... if they don't (or can't) flee, food and water are withheld as a "punishment."

In New Orleans, people who didn't/couldn't flee before Katrina hit couldn't get any food or water from our government either.

Coincidence? I think not! :eyes: :grr:

BUSHCO should've been slapped with all sorts of sanctions due to what he did to his own people when FEMA prevented relief agencies from delivering food and water.